Society & Culture Archives

Jensen Huang’s Background: The Making of Nvidia’s CEO

Before he was dominating AI, Jensen Huang was an immigrant working as a busboy at Denny’s. Learn more about Huang’s background.

Your identity could lie in the continuity of information patterns rather than physical substance. Learn how your digital self might be you.

Compatibilists say free will and determinism are not mutually exclusive. Learn what compatibilism is and why some believe it’s nonsense.

The attention economy turns your time and focus into commodities. Here’s how the economic model works and affects you and society

Attention has become a valuable commodity in the digital economy. Learn what attention is, how it works, and the psychology behind it.

Courage matters. Learn how it reveals our character, helps us live authentically, pushes us to grow, and creates a ripple effect beyond us.

Courage doesn’t mean fearlessness or grand heroic gestures. Learn how bravery is more nuanced—and more accessible—than you might think.

Stories are the center of our history, entertainment, relationships, and work. Check out Shortform’s storytelling guide to learn more.

Is there a modern form of racism that hides behind mathematical formulas and scientific authority? Learn what the New Jim Code is.

Ideological thinking is a cognitive process that goes beyond simply having opinions. Learn what happens in your brain when ideas take hold.